Where does “discectomy” come from?

discectomy (English) comes from English disc, from French disque, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

discectomy (English): The surgical procedure to remove all or part of...

Definitions

  1. The surgical procedure to remove all or part of...

Ancestry of “discectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object;...
2Frenchdisquedisc
3Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
4Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
5Proto-Italicdikskō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “discectomy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic dikskō →
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